Abstract
Mesoporous carbonaceous materials have outstanding potential in many different applications such as adsorption, medicine and catalysis. We have recently reported the synthesis of a new form of mesoporous carbon, named Starbon((R)), obtained after low temperature carbonization of expanded starch. Such starch-derived mesoporous materials have several tunable properties including surface energies (ranging from hydrophilic to hydrophobic surfaces), which can be easily controlled by the degree of carbonization (from 200 to 700 degrees C). Due to the diversity of surface functional groups, Starbons((R)) can be easily chemically modified. Treatment of Starbon((R)) materials with sulfuric acid gave a solid acid that has promising properties as heterogeneous catalyst. Comparative catalytic studies with some other similar commercial carbonaceous materials such as DARCO((R)) and NORIT (R), as well as phosphorous-containing microporous carbons, are reported. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1709-1714 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Catalysis Communications |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Apr 2008 |
Bibliographical note
© 2008 Elsevier Science BV. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Catalysis Communications. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.Keywords
- heterogeneous catalysis
- carbonaceous materials
- succinic acid esterification
- GREEN CHEMISTRY
- WATER
- BIOTECHNOLOGY
- BIODIESEL
- KINETICS